I have missed you all during my absence from Flickr and thanks to all those lovelies who asked after my well being. I have had a series of illnesses but am so grateful, despite a scare, that they have not been serious. The last was surgery for kidney stones and then a painful recovery period which I am just about over. However, it all seems to have left me with a feeling of loss of confidence or sparkle or something and every image I have looked at to put up, I have found wanting.

I have chosen this one to try to make a return to Flickr, even though it is not a good image, but rather the subject matter-the Lathams Snipe, that is special. This is the same bird (presumably) that I recorded in March in a small wetland in my local area and was the first recording for this species here. Since that time, it has flown to Japan to breed and arrived back to Australia, a few weeks ago to exactly the same tiny wetland. Migratory birds are indeed extraordinary.
I hope to catch up with you all over time. xxxx

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